City, county will take up sales tax

Molinaro plan for distribution subject of talks

6:06 AM,
Nov. 20, 2012

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Faced with a possible loss of $2 million in sales-tax revenue next year, City of Poughkeepsie leaders will meet with the county's top elected official to discuss future sales-tax distribution.

Poughkeepsie Mayor John Tkazyik, a Republican, and Common Council Chairwoman Gwen Johnson, D-7th Ward, are to meet today with Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, a Republican, about his proposal to cap the distribution of sales-tax revenues to municipalities at $25 million next year.

Molinaro proposed the cap as one of several measures to close a $40 million gap in 2013. For the city, this ...